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Why ward managers need supernumerary status

Nicola Davis-Job Acute care and leadership adviser, RCN Wales

Leadership takes time, so ward managers should not be counted as part of the nurse staffing needed for safe care

Ward managers provide valuable clinical leadership in the delivery of quality care to patients. Their role should be supernumerary – not counted as part of the staffing needed for safe care – affording those in post the time to lead and manage.

Nursing Management. 30, 5, 9-10. doi: 10.7748/nm.30.5.9.s3

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05 October 2023 / Vol 30 issue 5

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